New Releases by Kim Harrison

Against an ancient shadow with a deadly agenda, Petra Grady’s luck may be about to run out, in the next book in the enthralling contemporary fantasy series from the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Hollows novels. It’s been months since Petra Grady bonded with the shadow Pluck. With the help of researcher Benedict Strom, she has made a place for herself at St. Unoc University as the first weaver to use shadow magic in a thousand years. But some are not happy to acknowledge the new shadow/weaver pair, and Petra and Pluck aren’t surprised when they’re blamed for every recent trouble. When a new weaver is drawn to St. Unoc, Pluck quickly realizes the novice magic user has not come alone. Trailing her is Thoth, a devious shadow responsible for betraying his own kind and setting mage against weaver thousands of years ago. His goal hasn’t changed, and when Thoth turns both the mage courts and the university against Petra, she and Pluck must risk everything to uncover a truth that even Pluck has forgotten. Shadows, though, have earned their terrifying reputation, and if Petra can’t prove her and Pluck’s innocence and capture Thoth, any hope of balance will be gone—taking Pluck and her with it.

Ex-agent Peri Reed is on the run in this thrilling second installment of #1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison’s suspense trilogy The Peri Reed Chronicles. For Peri Reed, a special task agent in hiding, forgetting the past can be a blessing. Betrayed by the man she thought she loved and the agency who turned her into the very thing she fought against, Peri abandoned the wealth and privilege of Opti for anonymity riddled with memory gaps and self-doubt. But when a highly addictive drug promises to end her dependency on those who’d use her as a tool for their own success, she must choose to remain broken and vulnerable, or return to the above-the-law power and prestige she once left: strong but without will—for whoever holds her next fix will hold her loyalty. Can Peri’s life be saved by love—even if it’s a love based on lies?

Luck is its own kind of magic in this first book in an electrifying new contemporary fantasy series from the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Hollows novels. Petra Grady has known since adolescence that she has no talent for magic—and that’s never going to change. But as a sweeper first-class, she’s parlayed her rare ability to handle dross—the damaging magical waste generated by her more talented kin’s spells—into a decent life working at the mages’ university. Except Grady’s relatively predictable existence is about to be upended. When the oblivious, sexy, and oh-so-out-of-reach Benedict Strom needs someone with her abilities for a research project studying dross and how to render it harmless, she’s stuck working on his team—whether she wants to or not. But Benedict doesn’t understand the characteristics of dross like Grady does. After an unthinkable accident, she and Benedict are forced to go on the run to seek out the one person who might be able to help: an outcast exiled ten years ago for the crime of using dross to cast spells. Now Grady must decide if she will stick with the magical status quo or embrace her own hidden talents . . . and risk shattering their entire world.

Rachel Morgan must go on a deadly journey—into the past—in the next thrilling Hollows novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. What’s a witch to do when the coven of moral and ethical standards demands she untwist a curse—but an essential spell component no longer exists? There’s only one choice: go back in time. Caught between self-exile and an Alcatraz cell, Rachel must find an Atlantean mirror to reverse the curse and prove to Cincinnati’s brand-new witch coven that, no, she does not practice illicit magic. Unfortunately, the only mirror of its kind in existence belonged to the insane demon Newt, forcing Rachel to go to the past to bargain with her for it. But the time-travel spell goes awry, dragging Elyse, the young leader of the coven, into the past with Rachel. They expect to land five years in the past but instead arrive two days before Rachel’s long-lost love, Kisten, dies. Heartbroken and torn, Rachel knows she can''t change the past. Even with no allies, Rachel still has one thing going for her: Cincinnati is her city, now and forever. If she can find a way to work with Newt and prevent Elyse from becoming the demon’s next familiar, they might all get home.

Les créatures nocturnes et démoniaques qui rôdent à Cincinnati détestent la sorcière et chasseuse de primes Rachel Morgan. Sa nouvelle renommée en matière de magie noire fait tourner les têtes des humains comme des vampires, et ils ont bien l’intention de la posséder, de coucher avec elle, ou de la tuer... Et pas forcément dans cet ordre. En plus, Nick, un mortel qui a aimé et abandonné Rachel, est de retour, rattrapé par les secrets de son passé. Des bêtes sauvages sont prêtes à tout, même détruire les Hollows et tous ceux qui s’y trouvent, pour obtenir ce qu’il cache. Forcée de faire profil bas au risque de subir la colère d’un démon vengeur, Rachel doit quand même agir... et vite. La meute se rassemble pour la première fois depuis un millénaire afin de semer le chaos et régner sur le monde. Et soudain, c’est bien plus que l’âme de Rachel qui est en jeu. #Sorcière #Vampire #ChasseuseDePrimes #Magie

For better or worse, a solar eclipse brought humans and paranormal beings together, sparking one woman’s battle to master magic or lose our world, in this riveting serialized adventure from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Hollows series. As time has passed, Dr. Renee Caisson has begun to see the demonic, alien August as more than a research subject or an unlikely colleague—they’ve become friends. And together she and August have helped the two societies of Nextdoor and Earth through the confusion of first contact, the danger of misunderstandings, and the anger of mistreatment. But when a popular blogger and conspiracy theorist twists August’s words, an uproar ensues, turning a powerful section of human society against the Neighbors—and resulting in Renee’s house arrest. Her could-be boyfriend, Major Jackson, says it’s to protect her, though that’s not how Renee sees it. Torn between duty and friendship, August jumps Renee to freedom, fully aware that the journey might reveal more to her than she should know. The wily Neighbor has pieced together that Renee has been unconsciously using their magic, a fact that, if revealed, will cause more, not less, conflict between the humans and Neighbors. For if the people of Earth can master magic and exile August’s people again, the Neighbors will not survive. . . .

After a solar eclipse opens a way between our world and a paranormal realm, and the dark side of first contact emerges, one woman’s loyalties will be tested in this gripping serialized adventure from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Hollows series. Dr. Renee Caisson never expected that her scientific expertise would lead to a role playing interpreter between humans and the demonic-looking Neighbors. When the door between their worlds opened, she was drafted by the government to study the otherworldly beings and was able to prove her theory: the Neighbors had been to Earth before—and now they simply wanted to save their dying planet. At least, that’s the story, and everyone—both human and Neighbor—is sticking to it. The Neighbor in charge of the new portal’s operation, Noel, isn’t that sure anymore. Having succeeded in finding a new planet to inhabit, the leaders of her world have made the dark truth of their existence clear to her: the Neighbors forcibly tried to make a foothold on Earth in the past—and they can’t afford to fail again. But the Neighbors’ ability to magically teleport from place to place has convinced Major Jackson that the only way to keep control of the situation is to embrace it and tell the world of the Neighbors’ existence. Unfortunately, not everyone agrees.

In the wake of the solar eclipse, a portal between our world and a paranormal realm opens—and a scientist’s life will never be the same, in this thrilling serialized adventure from the New York Times bestselling author of The Hollows. Dr. Renee Caisson knows there are worse things than an attractive man in uniform drafting her into a secret government project—especially when Major Jackson makes it clear that he isn’t bothered by her questionable past. But when her labs come back with decidedly odd results, the Major is forced to come clean over who the government is actually studying. Renee is shocked to learn her subjects are demonic-looking beings who call themselves “Neighbors”—refugees from a dying world, who arrived during the nation-wide solar eclipse. The Neighbors’ technology is unlike anything Renee’s ever encountered. At first, she dismisses an injury that inexplicably heals as “just one of those things”. And surely August, the most gregarious Neighbor, begins to speak English overnight because of the team linguist’s skills? Not until August begins evolving in real time to withstand Earth’s brighter, dryer atmosphere does she admit that the Neighbors’ “tech” feels less like science and more like magic—the same magic that brought them here in the first place, and the same they’re trying to rekindle with a mysterious labyrinth in order to return home and save their world. At least, that’s what August claims they came for…

Rachel Morgan will learn that the price of loyalty is blood in the next Hollows novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison. Rachel Morgan, witch-born demon, suspected that protecting the paranormal citizens of Cincinnati as the demon subrosa would be trouble. But it’s rapidly becoming way more trouble than even she could have imagined. While Rachel and her friends may have vanquished the trickster demon Hodin, his mysterious associate known only as “The Mage” is eager to finish what Hodin started, beginning with taking down Rachel’s power structure piece by piece. With her world falling apart, Rachel desperately needs help. But with all of her supporters under attack, her only hope is to make a deal with the unlikeliest of allies. . . .

Rachel Morgan must keep her friends close—and her enemies closer—in the next Hollows novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison. Rachel Morgan, witch-born demon, has one unspoken rule: take chances, but pay for them yourself. With it, she has turned enemies into allies, found her place with her demon kin, and stepped up as the subrosa of Cincinnati—responsible for keeping the paranormal community at peace and in line. Life is . . . good? Even better, her best friend, Ivy Tamwood, is returning home. Nothing’s simple, though, and Ivy’s not coming alone. The vampires’ ruling council insists she escort one of the long undead, hell-bent on proving that Rachel killed Cincy’s master vampire to take over the city. Which, of course, Rachel totally did not do. She only transformed her a little. With Rachel’s friends distracted by their own lives and problems, she reaches out to a new ally for help—the demon Hodin. But this trickster has his own agenda. In the end, the only way for Rachel to save herself and the city may be to forge a new understanding with her estranged demon teacher, Al. There’s just one problem: Al would sell his own soul to be rid of her. . . .

To save the city, Rachel Morgan will need to show some teeth in the next Hollows novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison. The new master vampire of Cincinnati has arrived . . . and she wants Rachel Morgan out. No matter where Rachel goes, Constance is there--threatening Rachel''s allies, causing city-wide chaos, and, to add insult to injury, even forcing Rachel out of her current quarters. Ever since Rachel found a way to save the souls of vampires, the old undead''s longtime ascendancy has been broken. Now Constance sees eliminating Rachel as the key to consolidating her own power. Rachel has no desire to be enthralled or killed--and she''s terrified of what may become of the city if Constance forces a return to the ancient ways. But even a witch-born demon can''t stand against the old undead--at least, not alone. And if Rachel refuses to claim the role of Cincinnati''s master demon, the city will tear itself apart, taking her and all those who stand beside her with it.

A thrilling return to the #1 New York Times bestselling urban fantasy series, continuing Rachel Morgan''s story. RACHEL MORGAN IS BACK--AND THE HOLLOWS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME. What happens after you''ve saved the world? Well, if you''re Rachel Mariana Morgan, witch-born demon, you quickly discover that something might have gone just a little bit wrong. That the very same acts you and your friends took to forge new powers may have released something bound by the old. With a rash of zombies, some strange new murders, and an exceedingly mysterious new demon in town, it will take everything Rachel has to counter this new threat to the world--and it may demand the sacrifice of what she holds most dear.

V románu Mrtvá čarodějka přichází Kim Harrison představuje alternativní Zemi, v níž je lidstvo zdecimované virovou epidemií. To umožní vystoupit z odvěké ilegality inderlanďanům, nadpřirozeným bytostem typu upírů, vlkodlaků, skřítků a dalších. Lidé jsou v menšině, proto se s těmito bytostmi musí naučit koexistovat, což s sebou nese mnohé problémy. Hlavní hrdinka příběhu, mladá čarodějka Rachel Morganová, pracuje jako vyšetřovatelka Inderlandské bezpečnostní agentury (IBA), jejímž úkolem je potírání zločinů spáchaných inderlanďany. I když má výsledky, je svými nadřízenými přehlížena a dostává jen podřadné případy. Proto není se svou prací příliš spokojená a uvažuje o odchodu z agentury. Jenže v IBA zaměstnanci výpovědí nedávají… Rachel to přesto zkusí a spolu s upírkou Ivy a skřítkem Jenksem založí vlastní soukromou agenturu. To však IBA odmítá tolerovat a na čarodějčinu hlavu je vypsaná odměna. Z Rachel se stává živý terč a její šance na přežití jsou minimální. Je z ní vlastně mrtvá čarodějka…

The #1 New York Times-bestselling author returns to her beloved Hollows series with this official prequel to the series that introduces readers to a whole new side of Rachel Morgan''s world as they''ve never seen it before! HC: Gallery Books.

Wir schreiben das Jahr 1966: Eine genmanipulierte Tomatensorte soll die Lösung für die Hungersnöte dieser Welt bringen. Niemand ahnt jedoch, dass diese Tomaten die Träger des T4-Angel-Virus sind, das die Menschen in rasender Geschwindigkeit dahinrafft. Immun sind einzig die magischen Völker: Hexen, Vampire, Werwölfe und Elfen – der Wandel hat begonnen! Den beiden Wissenschaftlern Trisk und Kal ist klar, dass nur die magischen Wesen die Menschheit vor dem Aussterben bewahren können. Doch warum sollten diese ausgerechnet dem Volk helfen, das sie über Jahrhunderte hinweg brutal verfolgte?

« Un démarrage renversant pour une nouvelle série ! » BookRiot Detroit 2030 : doublée par la personne qu''elle aimait et trahie par l''organisation gouvernementale secrète qui l''a entraînée à utiliser son corps comme une arme, Peri Reed est une renégate en fuite. Ne jamais pardonner ni oublier a toujours été le credo de Peri. Mais son travail le rend particulièrement difficile à appliquer au quotidien. En effet, elle est un drafter, car elle possède un pouvoir inestimable qui lui permet de modifier le temps, mais la condamne aussi à oublier à la fois l''ancienne histoire qu''elle a modifiée et celle qu''elle a réécrite. Et lorsque Peri découvre son nom sur une liste d''agents corrompus, elle comprend qu''elle a été manipulée par l''agence. Elle rejoint alors un vétéran mystérieux dans une course mortelle pour reconstituer la vérité sur sa dernière mission, incapable de faire confiance... même à elle-même !

Trahie par l''homme qu''elle aime et l''organisation gouvernementale ultrasecrète qui l''a entraînée, Peri Reed est en fuite. Dotée du pouvoir rare et inestimable d''altérer le temps, ses capacités ont cependant un revers : à chaque utilisation, elle oublie à la fois l''histoire qu''elle a modifiée et sa réécriture. Les trois dernières années de sa vie effacées, elle n''a d''autre choix'' que de s''allier à un mystérieux renégat dans une cavale meurtrière qui lui révélera la délicate vérité que cache sa dernière mission. Traquée, armée de sa seule intuition, incapable de savoir à qui elle peut faire confiance, Peri doit se méfier de tous - y compris d''elle-même.

Worlds collide when Rachel Morgan of The Hollows meets Peri Reed of The Drafter in this exciting new short story from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison. The paranormal and the futuristic meet in this thrilling novella featuring your favorite badass heroines from two of “the amazingly gifted” (RT Book Reviews) Kim Harrison’s most beloved series: the Hollows and the Peri Reed Chronicles. The magic of the Hollows runs full force into the technological sophistication of The Drafter when a device capable of carrying a city’s data stream pulls Rachel, the bounty hunter witch of the Hollows, between realities, marooning her in a world where the supernatural holds no sway. To get Rachel and Jenks home, Peri, the dangerous renegade of 2030, must decide what will chart her future: her blind trust in those who grant her power, or her intuition telling her to believe.

Peri Reeds erster Fall Eigentlich hatte Wissenschaftler Silas Denier nicht vor, ein Held zu sein. Alles was er wollte, ist an seiner Theorie über die Zeitagenten zu arbeiten. Doch mit seinen Nachforschungen kommt Silas Professor Milo, einem der Lehrer an der Opti-Akademie, in die Quere, denn Milo verfolgt seine eigenen finsteren Pläne. Pläne, die sowohl Silas als auch seine Freundin Summer und seinen besten Freund Allen in tödliche Gefahr bringen. Die einzige, die ihnen jetzt noch helfen kann, ist eine junge Zeitagentin namens Peri Reed. Mit Zeitspiel, der einzigartigen Vorgeschichte zu ihrem neuen Roman Die Zeitagentin, gewährt Kim Harrison dem Leser einen ersten Blick in die aufregende neue Welt von Zeitagentin Peri Reed. Der Text umfasst ca. 85 Seiten.

The Bourne Identity meets Minority Report in this “truly wild ride” (RT Book Reviews) set in a futuristic Detroit—the first in #1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison’s Peri Reed Chronicles. Peri Reed is a Drafter—a special ops agent with the unique ability to jump back forty seconds in time when missions go wrong. But this skill allows her partner, who is responsible for replacing her memory of events, to feed her false memories and set her up as a corrupt agent. Working with Silas, a broody, intriguing psychologist trying to bring Opti corruption to light, Peri begins to piece her twisted reality together as she flees the organization she once trusted implicitly. Peri is caught: rebuilding the memory of the night she killed her partner risks her sanity and in trying to put an end to Opti, she is only getting closer to the very faction that wants to see her dead. Can she get her revenge, or will her tenuous grip on reality leave her vulnerable all over again?

Don’t miss this thrilling first look into the elite world of Peri Reed, government agency operative extraordinaire, and catch more of her character in The Drafter, the first book in the all-new suspense trilogy from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison. Every hero, even the accidental ones, have a beginning. Silas’s radical theory that drafters are not replaying time as much as they are temporarily sliding into an alternate universe has never been well-received, but frankly, the darling of Opti’s research has enough clout not to care, until a professor with a grudge tries to put a permanent end to it. Love can’t alter time, and sometimes, even being able to rub out a single mistake isn’t enough…

Die große Bestsellerserie Sie hat gegen Vampire, Hexen, Dämonen und Banshees gekämpft. Sie ist ins Jenseits gereist und wieder zurückgekehrt. Sie hat jeden einzelnen Fall in ihrer Karriere als Kopfgeldjägerin gelöst. Und nun steht Rachel Morgan vor der größten Herausforderung ihres Lebens: Sie muss einen Weg finden, die Seelen der lebenden Vampire – namentlich die ihrer besten Freundin und Mitbewohnerin Ivy – vor der ewigen Verdammnis zu retten. Doch wenn sie den Fluch, der auf den Vampiren lastet, brechen will, muss Rachel mehr riskieren als jemals zuvor ...

Em Hollows os vampiros são apenas o início... Não há bruxa mais dura, sensual ou louca do que a caçadora de prémios Rachel Morgan, que já arriscou a vida amorosa e a alma para trazer perante a justiça as criaturas que percorrem a noite do crime. Entre missões, ainda tem de se defender das tentações da sua parceira sedenta de sangue, guardar um segredo mortal do companheiro de aventuras e resistir a um novo pretendente vampiro. Rachel também deve tomar uma posição na guerra que irrompe no submundo da cidade, já que ajudou a pôr atrás das grades o vampiro que até aí a controlava... o que implicou fazer um acordo com um demónio que lhe poderá custar uma eternidade de dor, tormento e humilhação. E agora esse poderoso demónio está pronto para tomar o que lhe é devido.

Em Hollows os vampiros são apenas o início... A vida é dura para a jovem Rachel Morgan. Caçadora de prémios por profissão e bruxa por vocação, o seu trabalho é percorrer as ruas perigosas de Hollows atrás de criaturas sobrenaturais que ameacem os habitantes mais inocentes e vulneráveis. Sensual e independente, a jovem consegue lidar com vampiros vestidos de cabedal e até escapar ao ocasional demónio, mas um assassino em série que dá caça aos mais perigosos mestres da magia negra é, sem dúvida, forçar os limites. Para derrotar um mal assim tão antigo e implacável não basta uma personalidade forte e uma mão cheia de feitiços. E se falhar, mais do que o seu corpo, Rachel arrisca-se a perder a alma.

As coisas maléficas que assombram as noites de Cincinnati desprezam a bruxa e caçadora de recompensas Rachel Morgan. A sua reputação de praticante de magia negra começa a fazer virar as cabeças de humanos e mortos-vivos, determinados a possuí-la, dormir com ela e matá-la... não necessariamente por essa ordem. E como se tudo isso não bastasse, um amante mortal que abandonara Rachel regressou, assombrado pelo seu passado secreto. E há quem queira deitar as mãos a algo que se encontra na poss dele: animais selvagens dispostos a destruir Hollows e todos os seus habitantes, se necessário. Obrigada a manter-se escondida ou a sofrer para sempre a ira de um demónio vingativo, Rachel deve, ainda assim, agir rapidamente. Pois pela primeira vez, em vários milénios, matilhas de estranhas criaturas estão a unir-se, preparadas para destruir e dominar. De súbito, há algo mais em jogo do que a alma de Rachel.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison returns to the ever-after one last time in this never-before-published short story! The origins of the elf and demon war have been shrouded – until now. Told from a demon’s point of view, join Al as he helps Newt spin the curse that caused the elven downfall… and perhaps holds the beginnings of their own reclamations.

To save the lives of her friends, Rachel did the unthinkable: she willingly trafficked in forbidden demon magic. And now her sins are coming home to haunt her. As Rachel searches for the truth behind a terrifying murder, an even greater menace threatens, for the demon Algaliarept will stop at nothing to claim her, and the discovery of a shocking family secret throws Rachel''s entire life into question. If she is ever to live free, Rachel must walk willingly into the demonic ever-after in search of long-lost ancient knowledge. But when you dance with demons, you lay your soul on the line - and there are some lines that should never be crossed.

Get four novels in Kim Harrison''s #1 New York Times bestselling Hollows series as one e-book! This bundle includes For a Few Demons More, The Outlaw Demon Wails, White Witch, Black Curse, and Black Magic Sanction. Discover this great series at a special price! For a Few Demons More Despite dating one vampire and living with another, Rachel Morgan has always managed to stay just ahead of trouble . . . until now. A fiendish serial killer stalks the Hollows, and no one living in or around Cincinnati—human, inhuman, or undead—is safe. An ancient artifact may be the key to stopping the murderer—a mysterious relic that is now in the hands of Rachel Morgan, fearless independent bounty hunter and reckless witch. But revealing it could ignite a battle to the death among the vast and varied local supernatural races. Rachel''s been lucky so far. But even she can''t hide from catastrophe forever. The Outlaw Demon Wails When you dance with demons, you lay your soul on the line … In the Hollows, where the natural and the supernatural co-exist—not always peacefully—desperate times often call for unorthodox measures. But bounty hunter-witch Rachel Morgan did the absolutely unthinkable to save the lives of her friends: she willingly trafficked in forbidden demon magic. And now her sins have come home to haunt her. As Rachel hunts for the truth behind a terrifying murder, the discovery of a shocking family secret is about to throw her entire life into question. And the long-lost ancient knowledge she seeks resides in the demonic ever-after. But there are some lines that should never be crossed—like the one Rachel Morgan''s stepping over . . . Again! White Witch, Black Curse Kick-ass bounty hunter and witch Rachel Morgan has crossed forbidden lines, taken demonic hits, and still stands. But the death of her lover struck her harder than she ever thought possible. She won''t rest until his murder is solved . . . and avenged. But a new predator is moving to the apex of the Inderlander food chain—and now Rachel''s past is coming back to haunt her. Literally. Black Magic Sanction Rachel Morgan has fought and hunted vampires, werewolves, banshees, demons, and other supernatural dangers as both witch and bounty hunter—and lived to tell the tale. But she''s never faced off against her own kind . . . until now. Denounced and shunned for dealing with demons and black magic, her best hope is life imprisonment—her worst, a forced lobotomy and genetic slavery. Only her enemies are strong enough to help her win her freedom. But trust comes hard when it hinges on the unscrupulous tycoon Trent Kalamack, the demon Algaliarept, and a lowlife ex-boyfriend-turned-thief.

Get four novels in Kim Harrison''s #1 New York Times bestselling Hollows series as one e-book! This bundle includes Pale Demon, A Perfect Blood, Ever After, and The Undead Pool. Discover this great series at a special price! Pale Demon Condemned and shunned for black magic,Rachel Morgan has three days to get to the annual witches’ conference and clear her name, or be trapped in the demonic ver-after . . . forever after. But a witch, an elf, a living vampire, and a pixy in one car going across the country? Talk about a recipe for certain disaster, even without being the targets for assassination. For after centuries of torment, a fearsome demon walks in the sunlight—freed at last to slay the innocent and devour their souls.But his ultimate goal is Rachel Morgan, and in the fight for survival that follows, even embracing her own demonic nature may not be enough to save her. A Perfect Blood Ritually murdered corpses are appearing across Cincinnati, terrifying amalgams of human and other. Pulled in by the FIB to help investigate, former witch-turned-day-walking demon Rachel Morgan soon realizes a horrifying truth: others want to create their own demons, and to do so they need her blood. She’s faced vampires, witches, werewolves, demons, and more—but this time Rachel’s toughest challenge might be humanity itself. Ever After The ever-after, the demonic realm that parallels our own, is shrinking, and it''s up to witch-turned-daywalking-demon Rachel Morgan to stop it before the fragile balance between Inderlanders and humans falls apart. Of course, there''s also the small fact that Rachel caused the ley line to rip in the first place. And the most powerful demon in the ever-after, the soul-eater Ku''Sox Sha-Ku''ru, has kidnapped her friend and her goddaughter as leverage in his quest for vengeance. If Rachel doesn''t give herself up for execution, they will die. Rachel must team up with elven tycoon Trent Kalamack— a partnership fraught with perils of the heart and soul— to rescue those she loves. The Undead Pool Witch and day-walking demon Rachel Morgan has managed to save the demonic ever-after from shrinking, but at a high cost. Now, strange magic is attacking Cincinnati and the Hollows, causing spells to backfire or go horribly wrong, and the truce between the Inderlander and human races is shattering. Rachel must stop this dark necromancy before an all-out supernatural war breaks out. Rachel knows of only one weapon to ensure the peace: ancient elven wild magic, which carries its own perils. And no one knows better than Rachel that no good deed goes unpunished …